Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board
(WSLCB)

Here are some observations from the Wednesday July 17th Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) Special Board Meeting. This was a normal agency board meeting designated “special” as it was planned outside the bi-weekly cadence; next week’s board meeting on July 24th has been cancelled. My top 3 takeaways: The Board extended interim policies, … Continued

Here are some observations from the Tuesday July 16th Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) Board Caucus. My top 3 takeaways: Board Chair Jane Rushford briefly noted “there were some considerations” which were keeping Deputy Director Megan Duffy from providing an update on the traceability system re-launch; the agency and its vendor MJ Freeway … Continued

It’s already been a busy week. Here is additional information to supplement our earlier observations of the week ahead. At this early hour, it appears that version 1.37.5 of MJ Freeway’s Leaf Data Systems is deployed and operational. While I am a member of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board’s Traceability Advisory Committee and … Continued

Traceability got you down? As of 11pm PT on Saturday July 13th, MJ Freeway’s Leaf Data Systems was down for maintenance. A critical point of interoperability and data transfer between third-party software providers serving licensees, the centralized traceability system remains necessary to document supply chain events and business-to-business transactions within the I-502 marketplace. Operators are … Continued

Here are some observations from the Wednesday July 10th Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) Executive Management Team public meeting. My top 3 takeaways: Agency leadership hosted a long discussion on small business opportunities for cannabis licensees (audio – 37m). This conversation followed up on the work session held during the May 1st Executive … Continued

Here are some observations from the Tuesday July 9th Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) Board Caucus. My top 3 takeaways: Policy and Rules Coordinator Kathy Hoffman provided new information on cannabis rulemaking projects and a planned special board meeting on July 17th (audio – 12m). Hoffman’s last rulemaking update was at the June … Continued

This week may be our first opportunity to get a look inside the new headquarters of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) @ 1025 Union Ave, Olympia, WA 98501 as all agency public meetings were cancelled last week. Take a look at the map when planning your next visit; parking is easier and … Continued

Here’s a look at the week ahead. TUESDAY: On Tuesday July 2nd at 10am PT @ WSLCB, the weekly Board Caucus recurs. As of July 1, 2019, all regularly scheduled meetings will be held at the new WSLCB headquarters location: 1025 Union Ave, Olympia, WA 98501. WEDNESDAY: On Wednesday July 3rd, the bi-weekly WSLCB Executive … Continued

Here are some observations from the Tuesday June 25th WSLCB Board Caucus. My top 3 takeaways: Director Rick Garza informed the Board of his conversations with industry representatives about the Packaging and Labeling rulemaking project (audio – 7m). Packaging and Labeling (PAL) has been a high-profile topic since the agency abruptly re-interpreted rules on marijuana … Continued

Here are some observations from the April 9th WSLCB Listen and Learn Forum on the Quality Assurance Testing and Product Requirements rulemaking project. Today at 1:30pm, WSLCB will host a follow-up forum to gather additional feedback from the regulated community. My top 3 takeaways: WSLCB Policy and Rules Coordinator Kathy Hoffman and consultant Debbie Rough-Mack … Continued